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My Forbidden Face
by Latifa
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0786869011
- ISBN 13
- 9780786869015
- Seller
-
Milwaukee , Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
2001. Hard Cover. Very Good.
Synopsis
Poignant first-hand account of life for a young Afghani woman under the TalibanLatifa was born into an educated middle-class Afghan family in Kabul in 1980. She dreamed of one day becoming a journalist and was interested in fashion, movies and friends. Then in September 1996, Taliban soldiers seized power in Kabul. Her school was closed and from that moment she became a prisoner in her own home at just 16. Latifa was now forced to wear a chadri and struggled against an overwhelming sense of helplessness and despair. In a step of defiance, she set up a clandestine school in her home for a small number of young girls. Latifa knew that she was risking her life for something that could change little. But the teaching gave her a reason to get up in the morning. With painful honesty and clarity Latifa describes the way she watched her world falling apart, in the name of a fanatical interpretation of a faith that she could not comprehend. Her voice captures a lost innocence, but also echoes her determination to live in freedom and hope. Earlier this year, Latifa and her parents escaped Afghanistan with the help of a French-based Afghan resistance group.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Josh Siekert
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56
- Title
- My Forbidden Face
- Author
- Latifa
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0786869011
- ISBN 13
- 9780786869015
- Publisher
- Miramax Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 210
Terms of Sale
Josh Siekert
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About the Seller
Josh Siekert
Biblio member since 2024
Milwaukee , Wisconsin
About Josh Siekert
I have a 13,000 book collection with a good amount of great/good quality first editions, and much more!
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